Many of you might be familiar with 3D printers. According to the scion of knowledge Wikipedia "additive manufacturing or 3D printing is a process of making a three-dimensional solid object of virtually any shape from a digital model. 3D printing is achieved using an additive process, where successive layers of material are [...]
Here's a follow up to my earlier post on QR codes. What if there was a way to gain useful feedback on urine samples without going to the doctor's office? Pixie Scientific is developing diapers with embedded urinalysis strips that link to an iPhone app. [...]
Just a reminder to protect yourself online. Safeguard your passwords and consider using a separate email just for signing up for services. Chances your your personal details have been "acquired" as part of one of many recent online hacks. The following website shows a very [...]
Really straightforward one this week. I just wanted to share an interesting article from BMJ Quality & Safety. It turns out that just about 1 in 4 errors in ORs were caused by machines. In a review of multiple studies the authors noted that "failures [...]
I come across a lot of stuff on the web that I would like to read - I am also only one man. Therefore I saw that I was in need of a 'digital locker' service. I do sync all of my bookmarks across Chrome [...]
I'm kinda OCD - as such I like to have a persistent list across all of my devices that syncs my To Do list, and can send me reminders. I could use Apple's reminders app - since I have an iPhone, iPad, and a MacBook [...]
Shot some cool video? Want to do more than just share it? Have a computer sitting around, begging for some Hollywood-Lite video production. Here is a brief overview of how to shoot good video with your cell phone camera, as well as an outline of [...]
Today I'll be highlighting the EZ-IO App. Check out the homepage here. It is a free app for iOS that reviews how to use the IO drill, including text, videos and demos. Its certainly worth the price, and serves as a handy reference especially for just in [...]
You may have seen these strange pixellated squares at a recent academic conference on a a poster presentation, or perhaps on printed media and wondered what they are. Well, they are QR codes. Great... what's QR code? Read on... QR codes are essentially the hybridization [...]
I very am interested in the use of technology in education. In fact, its my niche, my raison d'être. I want to share cool tools, applications and resources with you so that they can be incorporated into your teaching and clinical practice. So, on Tuesdays I'll be [...]